Hysteria

An open-source proxy built on QUIC, designed for speed and resistance to censorship.

FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hostedCommand line
Official websitegithub.com

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About Hysteria

Hysteria is proxy software that tunnels traffic over its own QUIC-based protocol, documented in the repository. It aims to stay fast on lossy or congested networks and to be hard for censors to detect and block.

You run a server on a machine you control and connect to it with the client. A Dockerfile is included for server deployment. It suits people behind restrictive networks who are comfortable setting up their own proxy server.

Strengths

  • Performs well on lossy and congested links
  • Designed to resist censorship and blocking
  • Protocol is documented publicly
  • Large, active project with Docker support

Limitations

  • Requires your own server to connect to
  • Command-line configuration rather than a graphical app

Details

Pricing
FreeFree and open source.
License
Open source, license not stated
Developer
The Hysteria contributors
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
How it runs
Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Account
Not required
Best suited for
Getting around network censorship with a self-run proxy
Categories
VPN, Privacy tools
Last verified
Added
Provenance
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